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The Mineral Industry of Tajikistan in 2016 2016 Minerals Yearbook TAJIKISTAN [ADVANCE RELEASE] U.S. Department of the Interior January 2020 U.S. Geological Survey The Mineral Industry of Tajikistan By Karine M. Renaud In 2016, Tajikistan ranked second and fifth in world (Agency on Statistics Under the President of the Republic of production of antimony and mercury, respectively, and Tajikistan, 2016, p. 239, 241–245). accounted for 10% and 1% of world production, respectively. In addition, aluminum, cement, coal, crude petroleum, gold, Production gypsum, lead, natural gas, salt, sand and gravel, silver, and zinc In 2016, the mine output of antimony (gross weight) increased were produced (table 1; George, 2018; Klochko, 2018). by 107%; antimony (Sb content), by 100%; gold (Au content), Minerals in the National Economy by 66%; zinc concentrate (gross weight), by 47%; zinc (Zn content of ore), by 44%; lead (gross weight), by 43%; and lead In 2016, the real gross domestic product (GDP) increased (Pb content) by 42%. The mine output of silver (Ag content) by 6.9% compared with 6.0% in 2015. The nominal GDP was decreased by 25%, and the production of natural gas decreased $7.0 billion. Industrial production (including energy, gas, and by 24%; lignite, by 12%; and primary aluminum, by 8%. Data water) increased by 16.0% in 2016 compared with 11.2% in on mineral production are in table 1. 2015. Within the industrial sector, manufacturing production increased by 12.8% compared with that of 2015. In 2016, the Structure of the Mineral Industry value of mineral sector output increased to 2.99 billion somoni Table 2 is a list of major mineral industry facilities. ($368 million)1 from 1.64 billion somoni ($235 million) in 2015 and accounted for 20% of the total value of the industrial sector. Commodity Review The value of output of the manufacturing sector increased to 9.3 billion somoni ($1.2 billion) in 2016 from 8.0 billion somoni Metals ($1.15 billion) in 2015 and accounted for 62.2% of the total value of the industrial sector (Agency on Statistics Under the Gold.—In 2016, Tajikistan’s production of gold increased President of the Republic of Tajikistan, 2016, p. 147, 151; 2017, by 66% to 6,987 kilograms (kg) from 4,200 kg in 2015. The p. 147, 151; Asian Development Bank, 2017, p. 236; World producers of gold were the following companies: JV Zarafshon Bank, The, 2017). Gold Co. LLC [a subsidiary of Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. In 2016, Tajikistan’s exports totaled $898.7 million (ZGC) of China and the leading gold producer in Tajikistan], compared with $890.6 million in 2015, and its imports totaled which produced 3,300 kg of gold in 2016; the Tajik-Canadian $3.0 billion compared with $3.4 billion in 2015. In 2016, the joint venture Aprelevka, 590 kg; Tilloi Tochik [Tajik Gold] export value of precious and semiprecious stones and metals (owned by the JV Zarafshon Gold, 75%, and the Government, decreased by 52.2% to $99.3 million from $207.6 million in 25%), 570 kg; China Nonferrous Gold Ltd. (CNG) of China, 2015 and accounted for 11% of total exports. The export value 162 kg; the private company Odina; and artisanal miners (Zijin of nonprecious metals decreased by 2.9% to $225.4 million Mining Group Co. Ltd., 2015c, p. 12; Asia-Plus, 2017). from $232.1 million in 2015 and accounted for 25.1% of total In 2016, ZGC’s licensed area was composed of the Jilau, the exports. Tajikistan exported 162,000 metric tons (t) of cement Khirskhona, the Olympic, and the Taror deposits, and other to neighboring countries, including Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, small occurrences. In 2015 (the latest year for which detailed and Uzbekistan. The country’s main export partners were data were available), the resources of Jilau were estimated to Kazakhstan and Turkey (each of which received 22% of be 43,000 kg (1.38 million troy ounces) of gold at a grade of Tajikistan’s exports), Switzerland (11%), Afghanistan (8%), 0.88 gram per metric ton (g/t) gold. The resources of Taror were and Russia (6%) (Agency on Statistics Under the President of estimated to be 58,000 kg (1.87 million troy ounces) of gold at the Republic of Tajikistan, 2016, p. 236, 238, 241–245; Global a grade of 5.28 g/t gold. At Taror, ZGC tested a new ammonium Cement, 2016). cyanide leaching process for gold extraction from oxidized In 2016, the import value of precious and semiprecious stones copper-bearing ores. This method would decrease processing and metals decreased by 93% to $7.0 from $101.0 million in time by four to eight times (Mineral.ru, 2015; Minerjob.ru, 2015 and accounted for 0.2% of total imports; the import value 2015; Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., 2015a, p. 39; 2015b, p. 7; of nonprecious metals increased by 4.1% and accounted for Chorshanbiyev, 2017). 11.5% of total imports; that of chemical products increased In 2016, CNG operated the Pakrut Mine through its subsidiary by 2.9% to $336.9 million and accounted for 11.1% of total LLC Pakrut and produced 5,500 t of gold concentrate containing imports; and that of alumina oxide increased by 1.2%. The 162 kg of gold. The Pakrut license area consisted of the Pakrut country’s main import partners were Russia (which supplied gold deposit and a 63-square-kilometer exploration area, which 33% of Tajikistan’s imports), China (28%), and Kazakhstan (16%) was located in the metalliferous southern Tien Shan Gold Belt (China Nonferrous Gold Ltd., 2014, p. 7; 2015a, b; 2016a, p. 5; 1Where necessary, values have been converted from Tajikistani somoni (TJS) 2016b, p. 2). to U.S. dollars (US$) at an annual average exchange rate of TJS7.88=US$1.00 for 2016 and TJS6.98=US$1.00 for 2015. TAJIKISTAN—2016 [ADVANCE RELEASE] 46.1 Lead and Zinc.—In 2016, lead concentrate production China Nonferrous Gold Ltd., 2015b, Half-yearly report—Interim increased by 43% to 84,749 t, and lead content of ore increased results for the six-month period ended 30 June 2015: London, United Kingdom, China Nonferrous Gold Ltd. (Accessed August 23, 2016, at to 51,000 t. Production of zinc concentrate increased by 47% http://asia.tools.euroland.com/tools/Pressreleases/GetPressRelease/ to 145,965 t from 99,621 t, and that of zinc content of ore ?ID=3173652&lang=en-GB&companycode=uk-kys&v=.) increased by 44% to 72,000 t from a revised 50,000 t. According China Nonferrous Gold Ltd., 2016a, Annual report and financial statements to the agreement between the Governments of China and for the year ended 31 December 2016: London, United Kingdom, China Nonferrous Gold Ltd., 52 p. (Accessed August 17, 2017, at Tajikistan, Xinjiang Tacheng International Resources Ltd. of http://www.cnfgold.com/Managed/Resources/docs/FinancialStatements/ China was expected to invest $500 million in development annualreport2016.pdf.) of the north Zarnisor deposit and construction of the China- China Nonferrous Gold Ltd., 2016b, Interim results for the six-month period Tajikistan industrial zone in Istikol city. The construction ended 30 June 2016: London, United Kingdom, China Nonferrous Gold Ltd., 12 p. (Accessed August 17, 2017, at http://www.cnfgold.com/Managed/ of a new lead-zinc metallurgical plant started (the date was Resources/docs/FinancialStatements/interimresults30june2016.pdf.) not specified) in the city of Istikol in Sughd Province with Chorshanbiyev, Payrav, 2013, Construction of metallurgical works in northern the capacity to process 100,000 metric tons per year of ore Tajikistan discussed in Dushanbe: Asia-Plus [Dushanbe, Tajikistan], April 2. and was expected to be completed at the end of 2017. The (Accessed September 12, 2014, at http://news.tj/en/news/construction- metallurgical-works-northern-tajikistan-discussed-dushanbe.) cost of construction was estimated to be $200 million; the Chorshanbiyev, Payrav, 2017, V Tajikistane protestirovali unikal’niy metod plant would employ 1,300 people, 90% of whom would be izvlecheniya zolota [The new method of gold extraction was tested local (Chorshanbiyev, 2013; Ministry of Industry and New in Tajikistan]: Asia-Plus [Dushanbe, Tajikistan], April 19. (Accessed Technologies of the Republic of Tajikistan, 2013; Kazakhstan August 17, 2017, at https://news.tj/ru/news/tajikistan/economic/20170419/ v-tadzhikistane-protestirovali-unikalnii-metod-izvlecheniya-zolota.) Today, 2014; Asian, The, 2016; Muhammadradjab and George, M.W., 2018, Mercury: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Bakozoda, 2016). Summaries 2018, p. 106−107. Global Cement, 2016, Tajikistan starts to export cement to Uzbekistan in Outlook 2016: Pro Global Media Ltd., October 18. (Accessed August 22, 2017, at http://www.globalcement.com/news/item/5403-tajikistan-starts-to-export- Tajikistan relies heavily on foreign investments and loans for cement-to-uzbekistan-in-2016.) infrastructure development and mineral enterprises. In 2016, Kazakhstan Today, 2014, V Tajikistane nachato stroitelstvo krupnogo metallurgicheskogo combinata [The construction of large metallurgical plant foreign companies were engaged in the production of gold, lead, began in Tajikistan]: Economics, TOO “Kazakhstan Today Media Group,” and zinc and are projected to continue to increase production July 7. (Accessed July 17, 2014, at http://www.kt.kz/rus/economy/ and to invest in new production projects of these commodities v_tadzhikistane_nachato_stroiteljstvo_krupnogo_metallurgicheskogo_ in the coming years. Tajikistan also plans to increase cement kombinata_1153586911.html.) Klochko, Kateryna, 2018, Antimony: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral production and export. The future of Tajikistan’s economy will Commodity Summaries 2018, p. 22−23. most likely continue to depend on economic strength in Russia Mineral.ru, 2015, ZiJin planiruyet uvelichit dobychu zolota v Tajikistane na and other trading partners (Asian Development Bank, 2017, 32% [Zijin plans to increase production of gold in Tajikistan by 32%]: p.
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